Sherf Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sherf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Russia1591:906,43471,932
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sherf (178) may also be a first name.

Sherf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sherf (Russian: Шерф) is most common in Egypt. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,597th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Sherf reside; 37 percent reside in North Africa and 37 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 683,417th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 178 people.

Sherf is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 24 percent live.

Sherf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sherf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sherf last name expanded 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sherf last name are 24.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78% being registered to vote for the party.

Sherf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.57% more than the national average, earning $57,634 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherf918,856/
Sheirf91128/
Sherff9161/
Shaerf9130/
Sherfe9115/
Sherrf918/
Sheerf916/
Shearf913/
Seherf912/
Shcerf911/
Serf89394/
Scherff831,865/
Scherpf83386/
Schaerf83175/
Schearf8363/
Scherft8326/
Sheirff8314/
Shierff838/
Sheerwf833/
Sherrff832/
Saheerf831/
Scherfe831/
Schierf831/
Shcerff831/
Sherhff831/
Sheerff831/
Sheeref831/
Scheerf831/
Sheiref831/
Sheerft831/
Seherff830/
Schoerf830/
Shearff830/
Sharf8018,641/
Cherf80638/
Sherb80304/
Serff8086/
Shorf8059/
Serfs8023/
Shirf8022/
Serfe8017/
Szerf8015/
Sherw8010/
Sahrf808/
Sherv807/
Searf803/
Sierf802/
Serpf801/
Schierff7740/
Schoerpf779/
Schaerff772/
Sherfová771/
Sheireff771/
Sheerfhd771/
Sheerrwf771/
Schoerff770/
Scharf7333,103/
Schärf73628/
Sharff73516/
Schirf73203/
Shairf73131/
Sharpf7337/
Shirfe7324/
Seiref7319/
Shorff7316/
Shirff7314/
Schorf7313/
Cheirf738/
Sheerw738/
Cherfe733/
Sherph733/
Sharwf733/
Sharhf733/
Sharrf732/
Saharf732/
Shahrf732/
Cherff731/
Scerff731/
Shirft731/
Seyref731/
Searfe731/
Schörf731/
Shoirf731/
Scherfová712/
Scharff676,687/
Cerf673,215/
Serb673,048/
Scharpf672,840/
Sarf67576/
Zerf67452/
Sorf67267/
Sirf67201/
Syrf67110/
Schärpf6772/
Schärfe6754/
Schärff6746/
Sergeef6732/
Serv6732/
Šerf6729/
Schaarf6718/
Shairef6715/
Scharrf678/
Schörpf678/
Schirpf676/
Shahrwf675/
Schorff674/
Schorpf672/
Serw672/
Shairff672/
Sharrff671/
Shaharf671/
Sheerev671/
Shirffe671/
Sharhff671/
Schirff670/

Sherf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherf in the Russian language
Шерфserf-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherf
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